Watch! While singing hymns
among the congregation
the serpent's concealed
Nailah Nombeko is a composer from New York who also participates occasionally in our haiku music challenge.
Her most recent projects were with international opera star Karen Slack for Sparks and Wiry Cries, where she was commissioned to write a piece. Another large-scale project was a commission from Ethel Quartet. You can find out more about Nailah's work on Facets of Art.
Haiku by Nailah Nombeko
Picture by Echo Grid
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 9th June 2021